Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-14
THE RRooN.uRssa. ss0MaCIDE.
Green and Webb on rr,as Tor the NUr
der 0l lnmcA l.ucAA.

The case Of the two colored Young men. Albert
Green and Fenton. alias george Webb. indicted Tor
the murder % James Lucas IN september last. Was
called In the Criminal Court. Judge Mont gomery,
to-day. On the night ot sept ~ Lucas had been
90 ooiored church. on LIST street southwest prac-
ticirg the sunday school Children In a oroon-dnn
IL Is alleged that Green had mtsbchaved and that
Lucas expostulated with him whep Lucas ieft
the church Green went up 20 him. and the result
was night While the two were on the ground u
IL claimed Green cut Lucas In the left side The
latter was taken 20 the Freetmans Hospital and
appears for the government: Mr. l. Rruwn ing rcp-
nesents t,resn, and Mr.. A. n Lewis appears for
Webb, who Is charled With being an accomplish.
rHE JURy.
In less than half an hour A Jury was selected
It was remarked that this was the frst time An
this court In which jury IN murder case had ben
10 speedily procured and no excuse for consider
uous scrnples had been asked. The jury seiected 10
Waters b. B. Dbbey, Donald NcCathran. J.
Taylor Notter, Andrew Archer. james Ricks
Henry =. Bar, 4 ,. hickman, e. n Wilson, Jr-
WAS WEBS ACTING ruR r,kr OF a rracKxAEsK.
Mr.. wortnington. IN opening the case. briery re-
cited the circumstances as understood by the
prosecution. stating that In the case OF Green he
expected conviction, and In the case OF Webb an
IA, ,ts wItuesses excepting one state that he did
be shown he would abandon the case a. 20 him.
MI. Lewis Tor Webb claimed that when the eri-
dence was In u would De shown tina; the sole part
Webb TOOK In the sfair was that Of p-acemakcT.
MT Browning, for Green. said they expected TO
show that Lucas and three women came 60 a
saloon after him, and when he and Webb went out
Lucas assaulted him, but they were separated,
and that Green, when going up the church steps.
was again assaulted ana Knocked on the steps
rRE TESTIMONY.
The nrst witness was Dr. Furman ]. shadd, q
Freedmans Hospital who testified 20 the
! wounds being the cause OF death and 60 Lucas
making dying statement about midnight ON the
18th OF september. Dr. lachlaD Tyler testified
10 the autopsy aud described the wounds
Isabella Henry testified that the killing took
place nj the Rehoooth Baptist church. on list
was a oroom-drin there; saw the DEFENDANTS come
Into church together. The dark one (Greenl made
some remarks witness after some urVing told
the Jury she words used which were Indecent.
mind Green, for he was Intoxicated. Then there
was recess aud the defendants left and went To
the corner. on their return Lucas was behind the
others ana witness behind Lucas Heard Lucas
for there were ladies around. Green told Lucas he
was not talking 20 him, and then he got 20 ours
Ing, saying thai before any body should do
70 him he would cut their hearts out, 90 20 JAIL
Gray stepped up and witness went 60 the church
20 tell Lucas brother. Heard Webb say !:
"Now is your chance; 60 for him" Wit
ness did not see any blows strack. but
was afraid that Green was going 70 shoot,
at the NationaD the witness was cross-examined
Frances Clark testified that she was NJ the
broom drill Witness was on the steps when Lucas
was hurt, ana heard Green say: YES meant 70
90 to jail and be hung before they shall DO any
thing 10 me"
The witness was cioss-eSamined at some length.